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Topic: Bruce McCandless, astronaut (1937-2017)
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mach3valkyrie
Member Posts: 719
From: Albany, Oregon
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 12-22-2017 07:01 PM
   
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Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3120
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 12-22-2017 07:22 PM
Very sad news. But those images of his untethered spacewalk will live forever and, through them, he will be remembered for as long as people look at photographs. |
RockyMnWay
Member Posts: 106
From: Westminster, CO, USA
Registered: Jul 2011
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posted 12-22-2017 07:28 PM
I had the chance to meet Captain McCandless a few years ago at the Cosmosphere in Kansas. A true gentleman and a heck of a nice guy. You will be truly missed. RIP |
spaceheaded
Member Posts: 147
From: MD
Registered: Feb 2003
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posted 12-22-2017 07:45 PM
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Larry McGlynn
Member Posts: 1255
From: Boston, MA
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 12-22-2017 08:26 PM
While at Scott Carpenter's funeral, I was walking by a table and there was Bruce sitting all by himself. I practically dragged him over to our table with Dee O'Hara and several friends. Nobody at the table knew that Bruce came from a rather interesting and heroic family. His great grandfather was shot by Wild Bill Hickok in Nebraska. His grandfather on his mother's side won the Medal of Honor in WW1 and his father won of the Medal of Honor in WW2. Even with such high standards to follow Bruce would have made them proud. He was a lovely unassuming man who accomplished great things in his life. Another member of the band of explorers is gone and he will be missed. |
Headshot
Member Posts: 864
From: Vancouver, WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 12-22-2017 08:29 PM
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Cozmosis22
Member Posts: 968
From: Texas * Earth
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 12-22-2017 08:37 PM
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MCroft04
Member Posts: 1634
From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 12-22-2017 08:41 PM
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NovaRob
Member Posts: 242
From: Tucson, Arizona, USA
Registered: Nov 2008
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posted 12-22-2017 09:06 PM
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Wehaveliftoff
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Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 12-22-2017 09:18 PM
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alcyone
Member Posts: 130
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 12-22-2017 09:18 PM
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Greggy_D
Member Posts: 977
From: Michigan
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 12-22-2017 09:22 PM
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Kestrel72
Member Posts: 11
From: Charlotte, NC
Registered: Apr 2015
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posted 12-22-2017 09:28 PM
RIP, Bruce. I always wondered why he never got an Apollo fight assignment. He never even got a back-up slot until Skylab. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 12-22-2017 09:31 PM
See the discussion here: Why Bruce McCandless waited so long to fly. |
randy
Member Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 12-22-2017 10:00 PM
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CJ
Member Posts: 38
From: Cherry Hill, NJ
Registered: Nov 2003
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posted 12-22-2017 10:16 PM
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Grounded!
Member Posts: 367
From: Bennington, Vermont, USA
Registered: Feb 2011
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posted 12-22-2017 10:34 PM
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jasonelam
Member Posts: 691
From: Monticello, KY USA
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 12-22-2017 10:35 PM
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Paul78zephyr
Member Posts: 675
From: Hudson, MA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 12-22-2017 10:46 PM
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ringo67
Member Posts: 179
From: Seekonk, Mass., USA
Registered: May 2003
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posted 12-22-2017 10:50 PM
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Jeff
Member Posts: 474
From: Fayetteville, NC, USA
Registered: May 2009
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posted 12-22-2017 11:02 PM
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oly
Member Posts: 905
From: Perth, Western Australia
Registered: Apr 2015
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posted 12-22-2017 11:38 PM
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Lewis007
Member Posts: 102
From: Geldermalsen, the Netherlands
Registered: Mar 2010
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posted 12-23-2017 01:00 AM
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Altidude
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Registered: Jan 2016
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posted 12-23-2017 01:46 AM
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East-Frisian
Member Posts: 586
From: Germany
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 12-23-2017 02:10 AM
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Norman.King
Member Posts: 375
From: Herne Bay, Kent, UK
Registered: Feb 2010
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posted 12-23-2017 02:29 AM
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18blue78
Member Posts: 126
From: UK
Registered: Aug 2013
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posted 12-23-2017 02:58 AM
Very sad news. Bruce was the first Shuttle astronaut I ever met. A true gentleman and hero who will be sadly missed. |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 12-23-2017 03:20 AM
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Dave Shayler
Member Posts: 127
From: Halesowen, West Mids, UK
Registered: Dec 2009
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posted 12-23-2017 03:59 AM
I was saddened to read of the loss of Bruce McCandless. I was honoured to have interviewed him several times in the US and UK. He will always hold a special place in my heart and memory recalling the time I watched the Apollo 11 moonwalk unfold with my grandfather, hearing Bruce's voice as EVA Capcom, then finally meeting him 20 years later. Bruce was instrumental in my research into my Walking in Space and Hubble servicing books. It was also an honour to have introduced him for his presentations at Autographica and share a table with him for a couple of meals away from the show. A true pioneer of human spaceflight, Bruce was one of the 'original' cadre of American astronauts chosen across the first decade of human space exploration and his place in spaceflight history will forever remain in the iconic images of his EVA flight of the MMU. A true gent, with a fascinating family history, he was always willing to help in my research. I expect he is catching up with PJ Weitz and Dick Gordon right now swopping flying stories... Clear skies and happy landings Bruce, RIP. |
Ian Limbrey
Member Posts: 124
From: England
Registered: Nov 2012
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posted 12-23-2017 04:21 AM
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cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 12-23-2017 04:29 AM
The MMU EVAs will be remembered forever. RIP. |
uk spacefan
Member Posts: 168
From: London
Registered: Jan 2007
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posted 12-23-2017 04:54 AM
So sad to hear the news. I had the honour to meet him at an Autographica show in London many years ago, and he was so gracious smiling and talking to everyone. RIP |
Spoon
Member Posts: 143
From: Cumbria, UK
Registered: May 2006
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posted 12-23-2017 05:28 AM
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JohnPaul56
Member Posts: 180
From: Montclair, NJ, USA
Registered: Apr 2010
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posted 12-23-2017 06:30 AM
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space1
Member Posts: 853
From: Danville, Ohio
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 12-23-2017 06:42 AM
Rest in peace, good sir. |
Lasv3
Member Posts: 410
From: Bratislava, Slovakia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted 12-23-2017 06:45 AM
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Astro Rich
Member Posts: 133
From: Huntsville, Alabama
Registered: Feb 2014
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posted 12-23-2017 06:47 AM
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Panther494
Member Posts: 402
From: London UK
Registered: Jan 2013
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posted 12-23-2017 07:17 AM
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star51L
Member Posts: 340
From: Vilano Beach, FL, USA
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 12-23-2017 08:45 AM
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spaceman
Member Posts: 1104
From: Walsall, West Midlands, UK
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 12-23-2017 09:02 AM
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